experiments(名词复数):实验;试验。指为验证某个想法、测试假设或观察现象而进行的系统性操作。(单数:experiment)
/ɪkˈsperɪmənts/
We did experiments to see how plants grow in different light.
我们做了实验来观察植物在不同光照下如何生长。
After months of experiments, the researchers confirmed the new material was both lighter and stronger.
经过数月的实验,研究人员证实这种新材料既更轻又更坚固。
来自拉丁语 experimentum,意为“试验、验证”,与 experience(经验)同源,核心含义是“通过尝试来获得知识或证据”。